Vibrating device



June 11, 1940. A. CAQUOT VIBRATING DEVICE Filed May 11, 1939 III! \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\M MOTOR "rianaa'isnsii, r640 I UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFlCEf mum: N vmaa'rma nsvroa Albert ma Mia, Paris, France Application May 11, 1939. serial a... 213,15

in France May so, 193a.

. I 7 Claims. (class- 1) This invention relates to vibrating devices or the like, having reference more especially to those 'of the type involving or embodying an eccentric cylindrical rotation.

5 his primary object of the invention is to provide an improvedvibrating device of. the stated type or character, designed for use particularly in the compacting, solidification or other treatment of concrete and the like masses, but it is 10 not so limited, nor intended to be, inasmuch as the invention is applicable in principle also to various other devices of the kind intended for other and different uses or purposes.

Among other objects incidentto the primary- 25 Other objects, as well as the general concept and particular advantages of the invention, will be stated or inferentially made to appear in the specification which follows.

For best understanding of the invention and possible variations or modifications thereof, further description of the same will be made with reference to the appended drawing, illustrating, somewhat diagrammatically and as examples merely, two practicable embodiments thereof in 35 a device for vibrating concrete or other mass ma- 1 terial.

In said drawing: I Fig. 1 represents a transverse cross-section of a vibrating device having a friction drive;

4 Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of the same device, taken centrally on the line 22 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3v similarly to Fig. 1 represents a transverse cross-section of a device having a direct drive;

Fig. 4 similarly to Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of the last named device, ,taken on ,the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 and showing a special provision for the stabilization of the cylindrically rotated working member;

60 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view, on a reduced scale,

illustrating a modification of Fig. 2; and

.Flg. 6 isa fragmentary view on a'reduced scale, similar to Fig. 5, illustrating another modification of Fig. 2.

66 Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, the outer member or casing is a stationary element formed y the cylinder 8, which of course will be of an outer and inner diameter suitable for the pur-- pose for which the device is intended. The same is represented'in clamped attachment to another I stationary or-non-rotatable part, later mentioned.

from which it maybe supported, but this is intended to be merely illustrative and. both its support and attachment may be by someother means or arrangement, the primary purpose be- 10 ing to-suspend it in a mixture of concreteor the like. It is closed at top andbottom as represented in Fig. 2 and is of course made detachable or in sections (not shown) so as to permit assemblage with other parts. Although said cyl- 1 inder is shown to be of true cylinder form, it will be understood that it may if desired be polygonal or elliptical orof some other shape, especially on the outer side.

Within said outer casing or cylinder is another cylinder or the equivalent member 8, occupying substantially the entire inner space thereof and "constituting a, planetary movable or rolling element which may be -characterizingly called a "waltzer." The size and weight of this. second 2 cylinder will of course be limited to some extent by the inner diameter of the first or outer stationary cylinder, but it is intended to be of such relative size or outer diameter as to leave a fairly liberal crescent shaped space 1 between within the other, or in other words determines the possible movement of the inner one in respect to the outer. The weight of said inner cylinder and therefore its force or intensity of movement depends upon the thickness of its walls and the material of which it ismade. It is pre- 40 ferred ordinarily to have a relatively greater weight than the outer cylinder and accordingly is shown formed with a relatively thicker wall.

Within said second or inner planetary cylinder extends a drive shaft 8 eccentric with respect. thereto but concentric with respect to thefirst or outer cylinder 5. This shaft carries a friction head or drum 9 having a rough grained, pitted or knurled surface bearing against the inner peripheral surface'of the inner planetary cylinder 9 so as to. transmit rotation to the latter,- whose said inner surface for such purpose may expediently be made rough, grained, pitted, or lmurled (corresponding to the friction head itself) so as to promote the frictional contact of the two parts.

.innerly around said cylinder.

used or the single one shown may be elongated to contact a wider surface of the cylinder, the primary purpose being merely to provide an effective (positive) drive of the one by the other. Instead of the frictionalor mere surface-contact drive shown and Just described, a gearing or some other drive may if preferred be used, such for instance as illustrated in the modiflcational Fig. '5, wherein ribs 8' corresponding to gear teeth are provided on the inner surface of the cylinder 8 to engage-the teeth of a gear it carried by the drive'shaft 8 in place of the frictional head or drum 9. Actually a gear drive as just described is generally preferable and will in most cases be used, the mesh or tooth interlock between the parts being deep enough to keep them normally engaged against shift or shaking apart. Of course it will be understood that this gear drive may be substituted with bevel or some other form of gears, or that the equivalent may with equal effectiveness be used. Said drive shaft 8 receives its drive from an outside source in any suitable manner, as represented elementarilyin Fig. 2,

and is supported in suitable bearings (not shown) The described device operates in a manner which will probably be apparent from the constituted organization; Rotational drive imparted to the shaft 8 is transmittedto the inner cylinder 6 and causes said inner cylinder to rotate and roll circumferentially upon the inner periph cry or wall of the outer cylinder or casing 5, either by frictional contact or .by a toothed engagement (not shown) therewith such as the frictional drive or toothed engagement between the inner periphery of said inner member and the driving head 9 of the driving shaft. Fig. 6-

illustrates a positive drive between the inner cylinder 6 and the outer casing 5, similarly to the positive drive between said inner cylinder and its driving shaft 8 shown in Fig. 5. In said Fig. 6, ribs 5 corresponding to gear teeth are provided on the inner surface of the outer casing 5 to engage corresponding ribs or teeth 8' on the outer surface or periphery of the member 6. In other words, the inner cylinder 6 being driven in one direction by the driving shaft 0 simultaneously rolls in the opposite or counter direction upon the inner periphery of the outer cylinder. due

to the frictional contact or toothed engagement with said outer cylinder which resists the drive and thereby causes the roll in-opposite direction. The inner cylinder 6 takes a planetary or what may be defined as an epicycloidal movement around the central axis of the outer cylinder, increasing the vibration frequency in ratio with the rotational drive of the shaft 8 and in proportion with the ratio between the external diameter of the inner cylinder 6 and the inner diameter of the casing 5. The intensity of this vibration will depend upon the speed of the rotational drive as well as the weight and size of said eccentrically moving member, which of course bears with a certain pressure or centrifugal force against the outer cylinder or casing and revolves its entire outer circumferential extent upon and In the arrangement of the parts to thus function, no pressure or thrust is imposed directly upon the driving shaft bearings, which accordingly are relieved of excessive stress or strain.

IfV is taken to represent the angular velocity of 9, having a radius represented by g, the angular velocity of the planetary or weight member 6', having a rotating radius represented by i inder.

which is eccentric (through the space 1) by the extent or distance represented by h, will be equal to that which is expressed and may be'determined by the following formula, viz- The supported rotation of the member i on the inner periphery or circumference of the member 5 will of course be understood to .occur upon or along the full extent or area of their surface contact or meeting. which may be made to extend the entire length of the one within the other or to exist only at spaced intervals alongsuch length. The same applies as well to the driving head 9 on the shaft I with respect to said inner member 8. Both may be made in single length piece as shown, or in sections, depending upon the overall length of desired construction orpreference. v

It should here be stated that the inner or planetary cylinder is retained against longitudinal displacement (within the outer cylinder) by opposite end abutments such as represented bythe wall ring or flange I on the inner side of the outer cylinder. Any tendency to move apprciably in an endwise or longitudinal direction is resisted by these or the like end abutments which retain the member within definite limits of endwise movement but in no way retard the rolling or rotary movement within said outer cyl- The deep interlocking tooth mesh of the parts, one with the other, prevents said parts from disengaging laterally under normal working conditions. However, if a jar should shift and disengage them sufllciently to throw them out of operation, a mere tilt or strike at one side will throw them again into engagement. Once the planetary member is operatively engaged with the driving shaft or head. centrifugal force will throw it instantly into rolling engagement with the outer cylinder. The parts tend to hold'this operative engagement with respect to each other and only a severe shock or jar will be capable of shifting them out of such engagement.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4, these two views illustrate an alternative or modifications! form of construction in which the drive of the planetary weight member 8 is'attained in a different way and the vibration frequency is increased. In this modiflcational structure, as in the other, the inner cylinder is caused to rotate and roll upon the inner periphery of the outer cylinder or casing 5, either by friction or the effect of a toothed gear-like engagement therewith, but the actual rotation or drive around a central axis (1. e. concentric to said outer member) is transmitted by means of a flexible connection with the driving shaft I in place of the friction head 8 or gearing previously described. Said flexible connection has the form of a universal or double.- ioint coupling in what may be called a Cardan" drive. It is shown to consist of a transverse pin ll carried by said shaft 8, which in this instance is not concentric with or retained wholly in the axis of the outer. casing member. Said pin is provided with roundedheads II on opposite extremities fitting into receptive in the wall of the driven member and by which it imparts rotation thereto as a key on its shaft.

This transmission contemplates a certain play or swing of the driving shaft 8 around the central axis of theouter casing member, which axis is indicated by the line It. Offset therefrom, the central axis of the inner eccentric member 4 the driving shaft will be seen to assume a slight inclination with respect to both of said lines passing or extending therethrough, provision therefor 5 being made as by a ball socket (not shown) centered in the top or head end of the stationary casing member of the device. It will be understood that the ofi'set distance between the two axis lines, corresponds to the eccentricity of the 0 inner planetary member with respect to the outer cylinder or casing part.

If N is taken to represent the angular velocity of shaft 8 and the planetary member 6, i the rotating radius of said member 8, and c the total eccentricity, the angular velocity of rotation of the center axis ll of said member 6 around the center axis l2 of the stationary casing cylinder lwould be might comprise a combination of the known other forms or parts thereof, the purpose and result being the same regardless of the specific connection employed.

, Said modified structure of the device also provides for an improved stability of the inner planetary member 8 in its eccentric action or roll upon the outer casing member or cylinder I,

40 which may be employed as well in the first describedstructure or form of the device. Again referring to Fig. 4, the ends of said outer casing member are shown formed with shoulder portions on the inner side which are substituted for the end' abutments 5d and which are inclined or tapered conically, in thisinstance with'a slight arcuation or concavity, to provide surfacesupon and against which the ends of said inner member, correspondingly tapered, will bear and work so inkoperation instead of applying its full length extent against the side wall of the outer member. This arrangement not only provides more solid thickened) surfaces on which the inner member operates, but also slightly decreases the extent to or circumferential radius of its eccentric movement or roll and therefore serves to-accurately center the inner member therewithin, which latter member planes itself in such a podtion that I any longitudinal reactions caused by its weight so and centrifugal force are counterbalanced or absorbed by the component force caused by the angle of the tapered bearings or surfaces of enlarged density upon which it rolls.

The advantages of a device of this inventive concept are believed to be apparent and sufficiently indicated by the foregoing description in which various objects havebeen explained. It will be appreciated that the device, illustrated in two embodiment forms, may be made in various "other forms to suit various purposes and conditions, and that different forms and arrangements of its parts. with diiferent combinations and subcombinations thereof may be employed in varied or modified constructions of the same, without 76 departing from the spirit and scope of this inment against and around said inner periphery vention. Therefore it is not intended to limit the invention to the specific forms illustrated herewith; nor otherwise to imposeany limitations thereon other than maybe required by the prior art or as are specifically set forth 'in the l appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by LettersPatent of the United States is:

l. A vibrating device, comprising an outer cy- I lindric stationary casing member, an inner cylindric eccentrically disposed planetary" member adapted to rotate with a roll upon and-around the inner periphery or wall of said casi'ngmember, the said "planetary member having an in- 16 termeshing outer periphery engagement with said inner periphery of the casing member, and a rotary driving means disposed within and having an'intermeshing drive engagement with the inner wall of said .planetary" member for rotating U the same in rolling movement upon and around the said inner periphery or wall of the casing member, the said rolling movement being in a direction counter to that in which the "planetary" member itself is rotatably driven. v

2. A vibrating device, comprising an outer cy-. lindric stationary casing member, an inner cylindric eccentrically disposed "planetary or Vl-fl bration-generative member adapted to rotate with a roll in orbital movement against-and around 30.

the inner periphery or wall of said casing member, the said planetary member having an outer peripheral intermeshing engagement with said inner periphery of the casing member, and a rotary driving shaft disposed within said plan- 5 etary member and having an intermeshing drive connection with the inner wall of said member for rotating the same in its orbital rolling moveor wall of the casing member, the said orbital movement of the planetary member being inv a direction counter to that in which said member is itself rotated and causing the-axis thereof to describe a cylindrical patharound thecentral "axis of the casing-member. 5

3. A vibrating device, comprising an outer cylindric stationary casing member, an inner cylindic eccentrically disposed planetary" member adapted to rotate with a roll in orbital movement upon and around the inner periphery or wall of 50 p I said casing member, the said planetary member having an intermeshing outer periphery'em' gagement with said inner periphery of the casing member, and a rotary driving shaft eccentrically disposed within said planetary" member upon 5 the central axis of the casing member and having an inward lateral intermeshing engagement'with said "planetary member for rotating the same with a roll in itsorbital movement upon and around the said inner periphery or wall of the 0 casing member around said central axis ofthe latter; said roll. or orbital movement being in a direction opposite to that in which the planetary member itself is rotated by said driving shaft.

4. A vibrating device according to claim- 1, 05

wherein the intermeshing drive engagement of the driving means with said planetary" member comprises a gear connection of the one with the, other which is capable of driving said planetary member at a speed to produce vibration which is always greater than the rotational speed of the driving means itself. '5. A vibrating device according to claim 1, wherein the positive drive engagement of the driving means with said plan etary member comprises a flexible joint or the equivalent connection "planetary" member is maintained longitudinally I displaceable within definite opposite limits.

7. A vibrating device according to claim 1,

wherein the outer casing memberisprovided on its inner side or wall at opposite ends thereof .with oppositely inclined or tapered bearing surfaces formed by shoulders and said surfaces being either straight or arcuated concavitally upon which the ends of the "planetary member formed correspondingly work in its rotational and rolling movement within said casing member instead or full length against the intermediate side walls of the casing member and thus determine orestablish the necessary forces to ensure stability of said planetary member.

ALBERT IRENE!) CAQUO'I. 

